Learn about the Washington Anytime Library to browse and find books, download the Overdrive app, and learn how to borrow and download books, place holds, use a wish list, and return items. Please register at the Library and pick up a checklist: limited space available. ​San Juan Island Library meeting room, free.more info...

01/06/17

Borrow and Read eBooks on Your Mobile Device

Learn about the Washington Anytime Library to browse and find books, download the Overdrive app, and learn how to borrow and download books, place holds, use a wish list, and return items. Please register at the Library and pick up a checklist: limited space available. ​San Juan Island Library meeting room, free.more info...

01/07/17

Brenna Jael: Recycled Book Journal-Coptic Stitch

Work with bookmaker Brenna Jael during a 4-hour class to design and hand-bind a book, using discarded hardcover books and the ancient Coptic stitch. All materials and tools are provided, but you are encouraged to bring a damaged or discarded book, recycled or blank papers, maps, buttons, and any images or other special materials, to use or share.for making a coptic-stitched journal with recycled book cover. Refreshments are courtesy of the Friends of the Library. Please register at the Library: limited space available.more info...

Join documentary series host Rob Simpson for a screening of the Gaia-TV series Deep Space, which explores the issue of disclosure of top secret information by looking at evidence of a secret space program. Refreshments are courtesy of the Friends of the Library. *Opinions expressed represent the viewpoint of the filmmakers and not necessarily the opinions of the Library.more info...

01/10/17

Adult Ballet at Salish Sea Ballet

Salish Sea Ballet is the pre-professional ballet school of the San Juan Islands. Our mission is to engage and inspire dancers of all ages while providing high quality technical and artistic instruction in classical and contemporary ballet. We offer a variety of classical ballet classes for ages 3 through adult. Come dance with us!more info...

01/11/17

Rotary Club of San Juan Island

Rotary members consist of community leaders who are united to take action to exchange ideas for a healthy and productive community, locally and internationally. $12 for guest breakfastmore info...

01/11/17

Community Dinner in the High School Commons

Presented by Food for Thought Program & the Baking Class
Chicken Gyros roasted chicken in a soft pita with tzatziki and Romaine Lettuce (vegetarian option available).Suggested Donation of $15 for adults, and $7 for kids under 12
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.more info...

01/11/17

Know Your Islanders Talk: Mike Vouri: Unmitigated

Our celebrated historian Mike Vouri will take us for an extended tour of the ancient ruins of southern France—aqueducts, coliseums, and maybe even a little Asterix… Refreshments are courtesy of the Friends of the Library and the San Juan Island Trails Committee.more info...

01/12/17

Lunch at the Mullis Center

Lunches every Monday and Thursday from 11:45 am to 1:00 pm 60 years of age and older - $5.00 donation suggested Under 60 years of age - $6.00 per person

Joggers and Walkers - Island Rec will have walking lights on at the HS football field on Thursday nights from 5:30-6:30, December through mid-February. Keep your hearts pumping through the winter months. FREE!more info...

01/12/17

Contemporary Dance at Salish Sea Ballet

Come dance with us! Investigate movement patterning and contemporary dance technique through the use of strength building exercises and choreographed phrasework. This class inspires dancers to explore movement from within and challenge their body to its own greatest potential. All levels welcome, ages 12+. $15/single class or $65/five classes

Special Date: Better than a book club, it's a chance to talk with friends old and new about books and authors, themes and ideas. Join us and share all things bookish! Refreshments are courtesy of the Friends of the Library.more info...

It's a fun afternoon making winter crafts. This free porgram is for families and children. All materials provided courtesy of The Friends of the San Juan Island Library. Younger children must be accompanied by an adult.

Held on the second Saturday of the month, Open Mic Night is for anyone interested in writing. Don't be shy, come read your work or just listen. You'll be inspired to write more. For more information please contact Pam Herber at pjherber@interisland.net. Refreshments are courtesy of the Friends of the Library.more info...

01/16/17

Volunteer Orientation/SJ Historical Soc

Time to update and clean up the Historical Museum's archives and artifacts to make room for the next 50 years of gathering and preserving the memories of San Juan Island. more info...

01/16/17

Lunch at the Mullis Center

Lunches every Monday and Thursday from 11:45 am to 1:00 pm 60 years of age and older - $5.00 donation suggested Under 60 years of age - $6.00 per person

Live old time music. The most fun you can have with your clothes on. Beginners welcomemore info...

01/17/17

Adult Ballet at Salish Sea Ballet

It's never too late to start! Come enjoy the many benefits of classical ballet training - fitness, flexibility, and fun. No experience necessary!more info...

01/17/17

Friday Harbor Winter Film Series

Just in time for the new year and fresh starts, America’s favorite political provocateur,

Michael Moore, is back with his new film, Where to Invade Next. Moore has been honored by festivals and critics alike. This new film is hilarious and subversive. Academy Award winning director, Moore confronts the more pressing issues facing America today and finds solutions in unlikely places. An epic film, unlike anything he has done,a call to recapture the American Dream. Big laughs when we really need it, come see it at the Grange, Tuesday January 17th 7:00pm.

Rotary members consist of community leaders who are united to take action to exchange ideas for a healthy and productive community, locally and internationally. $12 for guest breakfastmore info...

01/18/17

The Wild Side Series: All about Owls

Wolf Hollow education coordinator Shona Aitken will talk All about Owls, covering the different types that we have on the islands, how to tell them apart, and where you are likely to find them. A hands-on component will feature owl feet, wings, and skulls. Refreshments are courtesy of the Friends of the Library.

THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME
A 75-year-old classic returns to the Whittier stage for the first time in 25 years. And it will have us all humming favorites like Over the Rainbow, Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead and If I Only had a Brain/Heart/Nerve. Jenni Merritt, Drama Director for both Friday Harbor Middle School and Friday Harbor High School, chose The Wizard of Oz because she “wanted to do a musical that both kids and their parents would know, pulling everyone in.” more info...

01/19/17

EDC Offers Womens Business Boot Camp

Women entrepreneurs are invited to attend the EDC’s Women’s Business Boot Camp, a half-day workshop specifically designed to tune up existing businesses and to start new ones, on January 19th on Orcas Island. more info...

01/19/17

Lunch at the Mullis Center

Lunches every Monday and Thursday from 11:45 am to 1:00 pm 60 years of age and older - $5.00 donation suggested Under 60 years of age - $6.00 per person

Joggers and Walkers - Island Rec will have walking lights on at the HS football field on Thursday nights from 5:30-6:30, December through mid-February. Keep your hearts pumping through the winter months. FREE!more info...

01/19/17

Contemporary Dance at Salish Sea Ballet

Come dance with us! Investigate movement patterning and contemporary dance technique through the use of strength building exercises and choreographed phrasework. This class inspires dancers to explore movement from within and challenge their body to its own greatest potential. All levels welcome, ages 12+. $15/single class or $65/five classes

Learn the basics of using your iPad. Explore built-in apps like the camera and Siri and how to connect to WiFi, find websites, and download apps. Bring your iPad and your Apple ID password. Please register at the Library and pick up a checklist: limited space available.

Live old time music. The most fun you can have with your clothes on. Beginners welcomemore info...

01/24/17

Adult Ballet at Salish Sea Ballet

It's never too late to start! Come enjoy the many benefits of classical ballet training - fitness, flexibility, and fun. No experience necessary!more info...

01/25/17

Rotary Club of San Juan Island

Rotary members consist of community leaders who are united to take action to exchange ideas for a healthy and productive community, locally and internationally. $12 for guest breakfastmore info...

01/25/17

Norm Stamper: To Protect and Serve

The last few years have seen numerous high-profile incidents of alleged police misconduct, including controversial shootings and in-custody deaths, mass protests, and ambush assassinations of police officers. In a book launch co-sponsored by Griffin Bay Bookstore, Former Seattle Police Chief Norm Stamper will read from his latest new book, To Protect and Serve: How to Fix America’s Police, which sheds light on the systemic conditions that give rise to these incidents and offers an action plan for reducing citizen-police tensions and improving community-police relations. Refreshments are courtesy of the Friends of the Library.

Joggers and Walkers - Island Rec will have walking lights on at the HS football field on Thursday nights from 5:30-6:30, December through mid-February. Keep your hearts pumping through the winter months. FREE!more info...

01/26/17

Contemporary Dance at Salish Sea Ballet

Come dance with us! Investigate movement patterning and contemporary dance technique through the use of strength building exercises and choreographed phrasework. This class inspires dancers to explore movement from within and challenge their body to its own greatest potential. All levels welcome, ages 12+. $15/single class or $65/five classes

This Northwest and internationally-acclaimed pianist’s solo recital features an interesting mix of miniatures and masterworks, highlighting various musical eras and styles ranging from the sublime Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven, to jazzy Gershwin and the epic Dante Sonata by Liszt.

…And all that Jazz
Adults and teens 15 years and older are invited to audition for SJCT’s spring musical. CHICAGO will be presented in the Whittier Theatre May 5-May 20th. Perusal scripts and more audition information are available at the SJCT box office with a $10 deposit. The box office is open Tuesdays through Fridays from 11 am to 4 pm and Saturdays from 11 am to 2 pm.
Audition Times: 1:30 pm on January 29 and 6:30 pm on January 30

Verdi’s Nabucco
Met Music Director Emeritus James Levine conducts Verdi’s early drama of Ancient Babylon, with Plácido Domingo adding a new role to his repertory as the title character. Liudmyla Monastyrska sings the tour-de-force role of Abigaille, Nabucco’s willful daughter, with Jamie Barton as Fenena, Russell Thomas as Ismaele, and Dmitri Belosselskiy as the prophet Zaccaria, the role of his 2011 Met debut.

How do successful business owners and entrepreneurs achieve goals and take their businesses and ideas to the next level? Learn how to create a strategic vision map to bring ideas and dreams into reality and get through periods of transition. more info...

01/30/17

Lunch at the Mullis Center

Lunches every Monday and Thursday from 11:45 am to 1:00 pm 60 years of age and older - $5.00 donation suggested Under 60 years of age - $6.00 per person